A copy of the MFSA’s consultation note and the draft Rulebook can be obtained by clicking here.

The proposed AIF Rulebook is designed to provide Maltese/EU AIFMs with a simple regulatory framework based on the existing Maltese Professional Investor Fund (PIF) regime which will allow AIFMs to establish “AIFMD-ready” funds for marketing to professional investors in Malta or across the EU. In keeping with the present PIF regime, the Rulebook also provides for the establishment of self-managed AIFs.